Neckband clamp for shirt-pressing machines



April 24, 1928.

A. B. CLISSON NECKBAND CLAMP FOR SHIRT 'PRESSING' MACHINES Filed March 8. 1926 INVENTOR.

Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

.. y UNITEDPHY STATES .VPAITENT; OFFICE.

ALBERT B. CLISSO N, OF SYRACUSE, YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE PROSPERITYCOM- PANY INC., 01 SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

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' Application filed March 8, 1956: Serial No. 93,075.

This invention relates to shirt pressing machines and particularly to neck band clamps for such machines, which neckband clamp is particularly siniple in construction,

is composed of a minimum number of parts and ,is' highly eflicient and durable in use.

; The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinations and construction'shereinafter set forth -and claimed.

"' In describing this invention reference is' had to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent corresponding parts .in all the views. j i 1 Figure 1 is a plan view of this neck band clamp, the contiguouspartof the pressing table or buck of a pressing machine being shown.

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the parts seen in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an elevation on a reduced scale of this neck band clamp showing'the same applied to the buck of a pressing machine.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 shogwmg the neck band clamp in its open or inoperative position.

ally, a body having a curved surface against which the front of the neck band is clamped,

the rectilinear" movement and means for pre- 1 venting pivotal movement during the rectilinear movement .or the initial portion of the rectilinear movement before the clamp v comesfirmly against the neck band a 1 designates the buck of the press to which I the neck band clamp is applied. v

2is thebody of the neck band clamp,--the body being secured to the buck in any suitable manner. The body is provided with an are shaped or curved surface 3-against which the front of the neck band is clamped. .4 desi nates the clam ing member as a whole, t at here shown f) 'of a resilient loop'extending aroundv the surface 3 and pivoted at its rear ends to move toward and from the buck andalsohaving rectilinear movement toward'and from the surface 3. As here shown the band or loop, portion 5 of the,clamp is secured at its rear end to bearings 6'which are mountedu on a. as pivot pin 7 ,which in turn is mounte in a i zontal plane. This neck band clamp comprises, gener eing in the form bearing in an operating member to be presently described. One of the bearings is formed with a weighted arm 8 which tends to move the loop upwardly on its pivot away from the buck and-out from in front of the on face 3 out of the body.

9 is the operating member in which the pivot 7 is mounted, this operating member being pivoted at 10 to the lower end of'a carrier as a link 11 yieldingly connected to the body through a cushioning spring'so as topermit a full throw of the handle or operatlng member when the of the clamping member is tightly engage with the collar band, that is when the pivots 7 and 10 are'lo nearing a horizontal plane- The axis of the operating member is in the plane 'of the face 3. I a

The pivot 10 as here shown is provided with atoggle or stop joint, by means of a lug 12 on the link lland an arm 13 on the operating member 9 coacting therewith, I which prevents said operating member from being moved downwardly beyond a hori- The link or carrier 11 is here shown as pivoted at '14 at its upper end to a bracket 15 extending upwardly from the body,and a compression or buffer spring 16 is interposed between the link ll'and the bracket 15. 35 The clamping member 4 also comprises means for operating the loop 4 so that when "the loop is being moved into 'operativeposition, it is opened or spread to slip over the collarpan This. spreading 'means here shown as outwardly pressing springs 17 fixed 'at their rear ends to-the bearings 6 and pressin at their outer ends against the inner ages 0 the ends of the loop 5.

'In operation the handle 18 of the operatg5 ,ingmember 9 normally stands upwardly at 'anoblique angle indicated in dotted lines Figure 2,- and the pivot 7 is also elevated slightly and the loop is in the elevated position indicated in dotted lines.

' A shirt is arran ed on the buck of the machine with; the front of the collar band around *the curved surface 3 of the body. The clamping member 4 is then moved on its pivot 7 by pressing upwardly on the 1 5 weighted arm 8 movin' the loop into a position opposed-to. the col ar band so that when the loop .is clamped it will hold the collar band between it and the surface 3 of the body The 'operating member is then operative position.

pulled down into the position shown in Figure 3, thus pulling and tightening the clamp or the loop thereof, the sides of the loop moving inwardly against the springs 17.

During such downward movement of the handle the loop ordinarily would swing upwardly on its pivot due to the weight 8. In order to conveniently hold the loop from such swinging movement while the handle 18 is being operated, means is provided. for temporarily relieving the loop of the effect of the weight arin 8. This means, as here shown, consists of a handle 19 pivoted on the handle-18 at 20, the handle 19 having one arm extending under the arm 21 of the weighted arm 8. A. spring 22 normally holds the lever 19 elevated. When the operator takes hold of the handle 18 to press it downwardly. he also presses down on the handle 19 thus lifting its front end into engagement ,with .the arni 21 so that the weighted arm 8 cannotact to move, the clamp 4 on its pivot. member 18 is swung intofiits final position, the tension of the loop will hold it in its What I claim is v 1. A neck band clamp for shirt pressing machines comprising a body havin a curved surface against whichv the front 0 the neck band is clamped, a clamp in the form of a loop having its opposite end'portions pivotally mounted to enable the intermediate portion of the loop to swing into and out of position opposed to said surface and means tending to move the loop on its pivot and means for moving it bodily toward and from said surface.

2. A neck band clamp machines comprising a body having a curved surface against which the front of the neck band is clamped, a clamp in the form of aloop having its end portions pivotally mounted to enable the intermediate portion of the loop to swing into and out of position opposed to said surface and means tending to move the loop on its pivot and means for moving the loop pivotally toward and from said surface, and means for preventing the pivotal movementof the clamp out. of engagement with the collar 4. A. neck band clamp for shirt pressing When the operating for shirt pressing clainping member band while the same 1s being moved bodily neeaaea face against which the front of the neck band is clamped, a carrier connected to the body, an operating member pivoted to the carr1er,-a clamping mem er pivoted to the operating member on an axis parallel to and in the rear of the axis of the operating mem-' her and having a portion for coacting with said surface, .means tending to move the clamping memberon its pivot out of clamping position, and means operable at Wlll carried by the operating member for holding the clamping member from pivotal movement.

5. A neck band clamp for shirt pressing machines.comprising a bodv formed with a surface against which the front of the neck band is clamped, a pivoted clamping member mounted to'have'a rectilinear movement toward and from said surface and an operating member connected. to the clamping member. to effect such rectilinear clamping movement, means acting on the clamping membertending to move it on its pivot, and means associated with the operating member operable at will for holding the clainping member from pivotal movement.

6. A neck band clamp forv shirt pressing machines comprising a body having a surface against which the front of the neck 'band is clamped, and a pivoted operating lever for moving the clamping member rectilinearly toward and from said surface, the clamping member being pivotally mounted on the operating member on an axis eccentric and parallel to the axis of the operating member and having means tending to move it on its pivot out of operative position.

7. A neck band clamp for shirt pressing machines comprising a body havin a surface against which the front of t ie neck band is clamped, a pivoted operating lever for moving the clamp rectilinearly toward and from said surface, the clam ing member being pivotally mounted" on t e operatin member on an axis eccentric to the axis 0 the operating member and having means normally tending to move it on its pivot out of operative position and means associated with the operating member for holding the member being pivoted to the operating mempivot of the operating I her in the rear of the member.

9. A neck band clamp for shirt pressing machines comprising a body having a surface against which the front of the neck band is clamped, a pivoted operating memfrom' pivotal movement.

of the operating member, means tending to normally move the clamping member on its pivot out of. operative position, and means associated with the operating member and operable to hold the clamping member from pivotal movement.

10. A neck band clam for shirt pressing machines comprising a dy having a surface against which the front of the neck band is clamped, a clamping member in the form of a flexible loop, movable toward and from said surface, the ends of the loop extending to the rear of said surface, the clamping member being pivotedrat the rear ends of the loop and movable on its pivot into and out of position opposed to said curved surface, and yielding means for spreading the 10015.

11. A neck band clamp for shirt pressing machines comprising a body having a surfaceagainst which the front of the neck--band is clamped, a clamping member in the form of .a flexible loop movable toward and from said surface, bearings to which the ends of the loop are connected, and springs carried by the bearings, and pressing on the inner sides of the loop to spread the loop.

12. A neck band clamp for shirt pressing machines comprising a body having an upright surface against which the front of the neck band is clamped, a carrier connected to the body, an operating member pivoted to the carrier in the rear of the body, and a clamping member pivoted to the'operating member on an axis parallel to and in the rear' of the axis of the operating member, the

clamping member having a portion movable toward and from said surface, the pivot connecting the carrier and the operating member and the pivot connecting the clamping member and the operating member being arranged with their axes in substantially a horizontal plane intersecting said surface.

13. A neck band clamp for shirt pressing machines comprising a body having a sur face against which the front of the neck band is clamped, the body having a bracket extending upwardly therefrom, a link pivoted atits upper end to the bracket, a compression spring interposed between the link and the bracket, an operating member arranged in the rear of the link and end of said link, a clamping member in the form of a loop having its intermediate porpivoted to the lower tion movabletoward and from said surface,

the end portions of the loop being pivoted to the operating member, a weighted arm associatedwith the clamping member and tending to move it on its pivot out of operative position, and a manually operable member carried by said operating member,

and when operated coacting with the weighted armto relieve the clamping member of the weight thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, and in the Stateof New York, this 6th day of February, 1926.

1 ALBERT B. CLISSON. 

